Becareful updating/restoring your iPad!!!

[Walter Bell]

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3055805?start=60&tstart=0

Well, this appears to be a major issue when you go to update/restore iPad. The ENTIRE process goes well except the final re-boot, where the following message pops up (see attachment).

At this point in time nothing works to fix it. THe device is truly bricked until Apple decides to address the issue. I dont think updating/restoring is a good thing to do at this point!

 

[blueroom]

Seems to apply only to folks that jailbroke their iPad.

 

[Night Spring]

Haas anybody tried using TinyUmbrella, Fix Recovery, iRecovery etc to kick it out of recovery mode? I know the error message doesn't indicate that the iPad is in recovery mode, but wondering if that could be the problem.

Regarding the theory that this is a problem with previously jailbroken devices, has it happened to any iPad2? Or is it strictly limited to iPad1?

 

[Walter Bell]

I tried tiny umbrella but it didnt work. The general thought is that it has to do with apples activation servers. I haven't seen anything regarding jail breaking though.

 

[Codyormoe]

I have a jailbroken iPad 1, I've restored and rejailbroken a couple times so far and haven't come across this issue.

There is no jailbreak for the iPad 2 yet to test out a restore after jailbreak on that. But once there is, you can bet it'll be tested.

 

[andsar]

Seems to apply only to folks that jailbroke their iPad.

Afraid not , never jailbroken our iPad (1) , in fact only ever updated it once since we got it for christmas as it really only used for surfing and the odd game.

updated it this morning (last and only other time was 2 weeks ago and installed iOS 4.3.2 to get orientation switch lock finctionality). now an upper-class glass chopping board.

Apple shop getting a visit tomorrow - with chopping board under arm!

 

[Janet1]

Afraid not , never jailbroken our iPad (1) , in fact only ever updated it once since we got it for christmas as it really only used for surfing and the odd game.

updated it this morning (last and only other time was 2 weeks ago and installed iOS 4.3.2 to get orientation switch lock finctionality). now an upper-class glass chopping board.

Apple shop getting a visit tomorrow - with chopping board under arm!

They'll probably have a patch for it by then.

I updated my iPad 2 just a few days ago, and didn't have any problems.

 

[Built]

Thanks for the heads-up. Doing the update right now on my iPad 1 so will see how it goes. My iPad has never been jailbroken...If it "bricks," I'm still within my one year warranty (bought this one in July 2010)...

Thanks again.

Edited to add...Just finished the update on iPad 1. They must have patched the problem as it went off without a hitch.

 

[Walter Bell]

Just to let everyone know, I was able to finally restore and get my device to work. Seems like apple fixed the issue sometime this morning/afternoon.

 

[sjinsjca]

Per this article, the issue may have regarded a fault on Apple's activation servers.

If so, it's been fixed.